Mahab Surname

182,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Mahab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,6781:54,7895,270
Yemen2641:100,0966,054
Iran1851:415,04126,306
Pakistan881:2,030,04419,416
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
India141:54,790,384527,769
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Mahab (5,432) may also be a first name.

Mahab Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mahab Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mahab (Arabic: ماهاب, Hindi: महब, Marathi: महाब, Oriya: ମହାବ) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahab? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 182,551st most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,130,389 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Mahab live; 72 percent live in North Africa and 72 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Mahab is also the 91,271st most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 5,432 people.

The surname is most common in Egypt, where it is carried by 1,678 people, or 1 in 54,789. Aside from Egypt Mahab is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 11 percent live and Iran, where 8 percent live.

Mahab Last Name Statistics demography

Mahab earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahaib9138/
Mahasb9120/
Mahabb914/
Mahaab912/
Mahaub912/
Mahabs911/
Maab89625/
Mahb89233/
Mhab8933/
Mahahub831/
Mahap80291/
Mahub8015/
Maabø8014/
Mahsb804/
Maajb803/
Mashb802/
Mhabh801/
Maaab801/
Mhayb801/
Maabs801/
Mahbd801/
Majhb801/
Mahbh801/
Mab751,545/
Mahbth731,661/
Mahaup73189/
Mahaph731/
Maaabd731/
Mhabth731/
Mathbs731/
Maib67376/
Majb67160/
Mabs6799/
Mhap6760/
Mabh6734/
Mohb6719/
Maph6719/
Mayb6717/
Mabd6717/
Maav6710/
Maap679/
Mavhowa677/
Maub677/
Meab676/
Matb674/
Mahp674/
Mauhoub673/
Mabt673/
Masb673/
Mabz672/
Mahaphe672/
Mabhowa672/
Mhob672/
Mahatpe671/
Mahappe671/
Maphowa671/
Mavh671/
Mgab671/
Mabp671/
Hmab671/

Mahab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahab in the Oriya language
ମହାବmahaba-
Mahab in the Hindi language
महबmahaba52.94
महाबmahaba23.53
माहाबmahaba11.76
महबूबmahabuba11.76
Mahab in the Marathi language
महाबmahaba40
महबmahaba20
मनोहरmanohara20
सहाबsahaba20
Mahab in the Arabic language
ماهابmahab-
مُهيبmuhyb-
محبmhb-
مهيبmhyb-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mahab
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